Childcare in the UK needs to be overhauled to make it more affordable, a report by MP Elizabeth Truss, for the CentreForum think tank, suggests.

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UK childcare ‘needs an overhaul’

A faulty sauna is blamed for a fire at a holiday home in the centre of Llanberis, Gwynedd.

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Sauna sparks fire at holiday home

A woman at the centre of the US Secret Service prostitution scandal in Colombia asked for $800 (£500) for one night in Cartagena, a US report says.

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Colombia prostitute tells of row

The flare on the crippled North Sea oil platform at the centre of a gas leak has extinguished itself, the oil company Total confirms.

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Gas flare ‘extinguishes itself’

Two people are seriously ill in Italy after being given chemicals from an Antrim company at the centre of an investigation following the death of a woman.

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Two ill in food chemicals alert

The Titanic Belfast Centre opens on Saturday and hopes to attract thousands of visitors to the area.

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A chemical company in Antrim is at the centre of an investigation following the death of a woman in Italy.

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Antrim company in food warning

The policeman at the centre of a major Chinese political scandal sought talks with UK officials hours before he fled to a US mission, the BBC learns.

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China policeman ‘sought UK talks’

The stance taken in England on replacing PIP breast implants – at the centre of a health scare – “flies in the face of common sense”, MPs say.

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MPs attack breast implant stance

Adele wins two prizes at the Brit Awards ceremony in London, but is at the centre of controversy after an acceptance speech is cut short.

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Adele gesture sours Brits success

Venezuela’s government offers local women free removal of French-made breast implants at the centre of a global health scare.

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Venezuela covers implant removal

More than 50 firefighters were spending Christmas Eve fighting a large blaze in commercial buildings near the centre of Bradford.

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Firefighters tackle Bradford fire

A gun and grenade attack in the centre of the Belgian city of Liege kills at least two people and wounds about 47, Belgian media say.

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Deadly attack rocks Belgian city

The private investigator at the centre of phone hacking is due in the High Court later as he seeks protection from having to answer questions in civil proceedings that might incriminate him.

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Mulcaire in phone-hacking appeal

Tens of thousands of Egyptians rally in the centre of Cairo to protest against constitutional changes proposed by Egypt’s military rulers.

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Anti-military rally held in Cairo